Jun 1, 2020 | Finance
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finns in the Nordic nation’s eastern border region say they haven’t seen anything like this since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. The closure of Finland’s border with Russia amid the coronavirus pandemic has put an abrupt...
Jun 1, 2020 | Finance
NEW DELHI (AP) — More states opened up and crowds of commuters trickled onto the roads in many of India’s cities on Monday as a three-phase plan to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown began despite an upward trend in new infections.Businesses and shops...
May 31, 2020 | Finance
Airlines are starting to see a slight rise in bookings, but air travel remains down about 90%, prompting speculation about which carriers might go under.JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes admits he doesn’t know how quickly air travel will recover from the coronavirus...
May 31, 2020 | Finance
BANGKOK (AP) — Traffic jams and crowds of commuters returned to the Philippine capital on Monday, as the metropolis relaxed antivirus measures in a high-stakes gamble to slowly reopen the economy while fighting the coronavirus pandemic.Commuter trains, taxis,...
May 31, 2020 | Finance
Target and CVS said Sunday that they are temporarily closing certain locations, including some that were damaged during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week.Target said it has closed six stores for an extended period. It hopes to reopen its...
May 31, 2020 | Finance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates said Sunday it fired an undisclosed number of employees as the coronavirus pandemic has halted global aviation, becoming the latest Mideast airline to shed staff over the outbreak.Emirates,...
